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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ANH 9 HỌC KỲ II (07-08)
I. Multiple choice:
1. Turn the radio ……... It’s too loud (on/ off/ down/ up)
2. He asked ……… I had ever been to London. (where/whether/when/why)
3. I suggest …. him a dictionary. (give/ giving/ to give/ gave)
4. He’s ill. ……….., he has to work (therefore/ because/ so/ however)
5. My hobbies are listening to music …… playing tennis (and/ but/ so/ or)
6. I’m pleased ….. your pronunciation is getting better. (that/ so/ why/with)
7. What should we do to ……. environment? (keep/ protect/ prevent/ reduce)
8. This ruler is ….. as long as that one. (two times/ twice/ two/ so)
9. ……….. is one of the causes of flood. (Forest/ Forestry/ Deforestation/ Forests)
10. Catching fish by electricity is …… for small fish. (harm/ harmful/ good/ badly)
11. That’s very kind … you. (to/ of/ for/ about)
12. When tropical storm reaches 120km per hours, it is called ….. in Australia (cyclone /
typhoon/ tornado/ hurricane)
13. A plumber is a person who repairs.….(electrical appliances/ pipes/ tanks/ b and c)
14. There is a severe ……………. in Ethiopia, and thousands of people are dying from
hunger. (starvation/ famine/ lacking/ disease)
15. Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important …………. for Vietnamese
people. (party/ celebration/ anniversary/ leisure time)
16. She works late ……….. Mondays and get home …… seven……….. the evening.
(in-at-on/ on-at-in/ in-on-at/ on-at-on)
17. She likes the full-moon festival …….. happens in Mid-Fall (who/ which/ it/ when)
18. ……… the bad weather, the children went camping. (although/ even though/
because of/ in spite of)
19. Although he eats a lot………, he’s still very thin. (but / however / and / Ø )
20. ….. happens at around the same time as Passover (Christmas/ Easter/ Tet holidays/
Halloween)
21. In Australia, Christmas season is in ………. (spring/ summer/ autumn/ winter)
22. Sunday is a day…… so everybody is free from work or study (off/ of/ on / out)

44. He is the most effective …… in the city (act/ action/ activity/ activist)
45. I want to see the …….. of the environment from the local authority (protect/
protected/ protecting/ protection)
II. Use Relative pronouns (who, whom, which or whose) to combine these
sentences:
1. Do you know the woman? She keeps this library.
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2. The knife is very sharp. I use it to cut bread.
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3. The girl has just gone away. You want to see her.
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4. The car is very expensive. It’s just been bought by Mr Pike.
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5. Answer the questions. I asked you those questions.
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6. Judy liked the full – moon festival very much. The festival is celebrated in mid-fall.
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7. Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early February.
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8. My friend Tom can compose songs. Tom sings Western folk songs. ……….
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9. Kangaroos have long tails. They come from Australia.
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10. Miss Lien is my English teacher. She sings very well.
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11. The chair is broken. I bought it yesterday.
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12. Viet Nam exports rice. It is in South East Asia.
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13. Students will be punished. Their homework is late.

3. The rice cooking festival attracted a lot of visitors (Passive voice)
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4. I have met a lot of people. And I can’t remember all their names. (Relative clause)
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5. He began to rewrite this novel three months ago (Rewrite,using “present perfect”)
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6. “ Turn off all the lights when you go out” I said to Ba (Reported speech)
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7. They moved to Ho Chi Minh city in 1995. (Rewrite,using “present perfect”)
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8. It’s a pity that Mike isn’t here. (Rewrite “I wish”)
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9. I fell asleep because the film was so boring (using “so… that)
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10. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. (Rewrite “Although”)
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11. My salary is high but yours is higher (Using”as… as”)
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12. I know many people but he knows more people. (Using “as.. as”)
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13. Who looked after the children when you were away? (Passive)
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14. Cattle are being sold by the farmers at the fair. (Change into Active)
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15. He got wet. He forgot his umbrella (Combine with “since”)
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16. This car won’t be bought. It’s very expensive (Use real conditional sentence)
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17. I don’t do the test well. My parents won’t take me to Hanoi (Use real conditional sentence)
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14. These books must (return) ………………………… to the library tomorrow.
15. He used to (take) ………………. a bus to his office.
16. The house (build) ………………on that hill is very old.
17. The boy is used to (ride) ………………. to school.
18. He (sleep) ………….. when we phoned him yesterday morning.
19. You must tell me what you (do) …………since I last saw you.
20. I advise you not (read) ……………. these novels.